Brand new flat-need phone line-confused!

bayon

Hi
I'm moving into a brand new flat on the weekend. I foolishly assumend I just ring BT and they move my number to the new flat free of charge for being a great customer for 8 years. Yes very wrong. They want $120ish to activate the new line.
My question is - and I've been searching around but am confused- is it just BT who can install a new phone line and then I change to a new provider? I saw on the tiscali website a £99 fee but I'm with them for broadband and they are useless.
What's the cheapest way to get a brand new phone line? I don't want to commit to a contract-12 months a the very most if I have to.
Thanks for any replies.

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Heinz

Any of the line providers now in the market (TalkTalk, Sky etc.) can get Openreach to install or reconnect a line. Some won't do so though (see HERE).

tannis

You should be able to get it for £29-35 through Bt but you will need to commit to an 18 month contract, if you don't want to do that then i would guess you're going to have to pay the full price.

duchy

I think you guess wrong !
I have just got off the phone from Sky -I needed a new line as my current one is cable.
Sky are charging me £10 for the line-no extras-this includes free evening and weekend calls so with the current offer (see the relevent thread) I'm paying £38 for phone,sky TV (3 packaged groups of channels so can be done for less)and broadband.
I rally hate the way BT charge for new lines and am delighted with Sky's new scheme-it's going to save me a fortune.